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Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesTerrorism & Security, a Daily Update, rounds up links, perspective, and analysis to deliver the big picture. We scour the Web for important stories from new and traditional news sources around the world.Arson attack in West Bank deepens tensions over Jewish settlements (+video)http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0731/Arson-attack-in-West-Bank-deepens-tensions-over-Jewish-settlements-video
<p>Jewish extremists are suspected in an attack that killed a toddler and injured three others. Both Israelis and Palestinians are calling it an act of terrorism.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/BfMdloptUp8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>India executes Mumbai bombings accomplice despite clemency appealshttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0730/India-executes-Mumbai-bombings-accomplice-despite-clemency-appeals
<p>Yakub Memon, a former accountant, acted as a fundraiser for the principal Mumbai bombers, who remain at large. The 1993 attack on India's financial hub left 257 people dead.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/si9ImDGZ5-c" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Afghan officials say Mullah Omar, Taliban leader, may be deadhttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0729/Afghan-officials-say-Mullah-Omar-Taliban-leader-may-be-dead
<p>The reclusive leader of the Taliban hasn't been seen in public for more than a decade. The group is engaged in peace talks with the Afghan government.&nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/B7L4yVEf6mM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Qaddafi’s son sentenced to death in Libya, but court lacks custodyhttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0728/Qaddafi-s-son-sentenced-to-death-in-Libya-but-court-lacks-custody
<p>A Libyan court sentenced Saif al-Islam, son of deposed leader Muammar Qaddafi, to death alongside eight former officials of the ousted regime. A militia group has imprisoned the son and refused to hand him over. &nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/nvg_LPP4pSc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Why Huckabee's Holocaust rhetoric has fallen flat in Israel (+video)http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0728/Why-Huckabee-s-Holocaust-rhetoric-has-fallen-flat-in-Israel-video
<p>The Republican presidential candidate has attacked the White House's nuclear agreement with Iran. By painting a picture of an Israel on the brink of annihilation, he isn't winning new friends in Israel's government.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/rj4DYwCKrrw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Turkey accused of shelling Kurdish forces in Syria, muddying anti-IS push (+video)http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0727/Turkey-accused-of-shelling-Kurdish-forces-in-Syria-muddying-anti-IS-push-video
<p>Turkey has long sought a buffer zone in northern Syria. Critics say it is exploiting the US-led battle against Islamic State militants to strike at Kurdish forces in Iraq and Syria that it sees as a threat to Turkish rule.&nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/qYQHM9dhDa8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Turkey escalates Islamic State fight, with airstrikes and arrestshttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0724/Turkey-escalates-Islamic-State-fight-with-airstrikes-and-arrests
<p>The airstrikes were prompted by intelligence indicating a likely Islamic State attack. The US said a deal has been reached with Turkey to use a key airbase.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/nENQfl1MBC0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Japan and China square off over disputed East China Sea territoryhttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0723/Japan-and-China-square-off-over-disputed-East-China-Sea-territory
<p>Japan is worried that China is building 16 oil rigs in order to exploit oil reserves in the Japanese part of the sea.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/vV_Pul1BlMI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>US says leader of Al Qaeda's 'Khorasan group' killed in airstrikehttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0722/US-says-leader-of-Al-Qaeda-s-Khorasan-group-killed-in-airstrike
<p>Little is known about the Khorasan group, though it is said to be a small, elite group of Al Qaeda members involved in planning high-level attacks on the US.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/q3pI_K5MBI0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Burundi votes: Overnight deaths fuel fears of election day violencehttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0721/Burundi-votes-Overnight-deaths-fuel-fears-of-election-day-violence
<p>The runup to the presidential election, in which President Nkurunziza is running for a constitutionally disputed third term, has been marred by violence and a failed coup. Opposition candidates have withdrawn in protest.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/ev4DpV-c9LE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Cameron unveils 5-year plan to 'deglamorize' lure of extremist groupshttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0720/Cameron-unveils-5-year-plan-to-deglamorize-lure-of-extremist-groups
<p>Prime Minister David Cameron is laying out his plan in Birmingham, home to one of the UK's largest Muslim populations, focusing on the path many youths travel toward radicalism.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/dkLhzaZrhtg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Next step in Iran nuclear deal: Reassure nervous Saudis (+video)http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0717/Next-step-in-Iran-nuclear-deal-Reassure-nervous-Saudis-video
<p>Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, who will meet with President Obama at the White House today, has warned that his country will counter any Iranian 'mischief' in the region.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/plqCF-oFt5o" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Japan's lower house greenlights overseas military deploymentshttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0716/Japan-s-lower-house-greenlights-overseas-military-deployments
<p>Japanese forces are currently bound by a postwar Constitution that prevents them playing a combat role outside Japan. Pacifist groups and numerous legal scholars have challenged the legislation.&nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/N3opVnq-86E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>China says it will release 11 tourists detained for suspected 'terror links'http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0715/China-says-it-will-release-11-tourists-detained-for-suspected-terror-links
<p>But nine other tourists arrested in Inner Mongolia on a 47-day visit to ancient sites are being held on charges of 'criminal wrongdoing.' Those due to be released are from South Africa and Britain.&nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/pPdp4gVU50M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Nigeria's Buhari cleans house in bid to reboot battle against Boko Haramhttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0714/Nigeria-s-Buhari-cleans-house-in-bid-to-reboot-battle-against-Boko-Haram
<p>Six weeks into his term, President Buhari has replaced his military service chiefs and appointed a new national security adviser. Critics have attacked what they see as his slow pace in making appointments.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/cGVHAE9B3CU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mexican manhunt for escaped kingpin 'El Chapo' – could his cartel revive? (+video)http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0713/Mexican-manhunt-for-escaped-kingpin-El-Chapo-could-his-cartel-revive-video
<p>Joaquin Guzman was arrested last year, boosting the anti-drugs credentials of President Enrique Peña Nieto. His escape is a blow to the president and a potential boon for the kingpin's narcotics cartel.&nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/aHNVYp8xZxQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Greek debt proposal raises hope for a deal, but at a political price (+video)http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0710/Greek-debt-proposal-raises-hope-for-a-deal-but-at-a-political-price-video
<p>Greece's proposed bailout concedes many of the previous demands of its creditors, including higher taxes and cuts in spending. Its left-wing government had staked its credibility on brinksmanship to force Europe and the IMF to bend.&nbsp;</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/weC5XQQ96hU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Russia condemned for vetoing UN resolution on 'genocide' at Srebrenicahttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0709/Russia-condemned-for-vetoing-UN-resolution-on-genocide-at-Srebrenica
<p>The UN Security Council resolution was in advance of the 20th anniversary on Saturday of the massacre of thousands of Bosnian Muslims. The US said Russia's action was 'a veto of a well-established fact.'</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/dGfhKR75qpw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks in Pakistan yield optimism, and cautionhttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0708/Afghanistan-Taliban-peace-talks-in-Pakistan-yield-optimism-and-caution
<p>The Pakistan-hosted peace talks ended with both sides committed to resuming the dialogue after Ramadan. But internal Taliban divisions are raising questions.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/4IM6rNsVJR8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Al Shabab attack in northeast Kenya is deadliest since university massacrehttp://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2015/0707/Al-Shabab-attack-in-northeast-Kenya-is-deadliest-since-university-massacre
<p>Somalia-based Al Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack on a miners' camp in northern Kenya. The group continues to menace Kenya, which has sent troops into Somalia as part of an international peacekeeping effort.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TerrorismSecurity/~4/npJNzRqSAQw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>